Career Development Specialist_Ability

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Full Time Regular CLERICAL Savannah, GA, US

11 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $22.00 To $24.00 Hourly

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Provides a full range of workforce development services to assist associates in achieving professional and personal goals. Provide professional coaching, mentoring, resource navigation, and outreach to help develop individualized plans for each associate. Act as an Associate Relations Liaison; connecting associates with both internal and external resources including HR, Department Leadership, and Training. Provide case management support to associates with significant disabilities on our Ability One program.

Provide oversight, monitoring, and coordination of activities for all associates engaged in services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Workforce Development Services

• Actively engage with associates to promote professional and personal development. Providing support and direction to associates, to facilitate communication and growth. Proactively identifying needs and barriers, to provide timely support.
• Provides support through coaching and educating, in critical employability areas, in collaboration with HR and Department Leadership/Management team.
• Collaboratively develop an individualized service plan which identifies goals, resources, support, and elements needed to achieve success while enrolled in the program.
• Provides support and aids associates in addressing life barriers; assists them in finding and utilizing resources to aid in overcoming identified barriers.
• Research and establish relationships with community resources to assist associates in connecting as needed to remove barriers.
• Partners with HR, Department Leadership/Management, and Opportunity Center staff members to coordinate development efforts, maximize employment and training resources, to achieve organizational goals of obtaining community-based employment.
• Partner with local high schools and rehabilitation organizations to promote the recruitment of individuals into the Ability One program.
• Act as a liaison between associates, Department Leadership/Management, and HR to ensure adequate support is provided to all parties, in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Responsible for all associate records, maintaining all employee records involving case records, accommodations, case notes/recordings, development, insuring compliance with all laws and Goodwill policies and procedures.

Ability One Program Associates

The Ability One program is designed to provide a comprehensive training environment for individuals with significant disabilities. Through employment and individualized development plans, associates are supported to reach their personal and professional goals, resulting in community-based employment.

• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized employment evaluation (IEE) by establishing appropriate goals and objectives for associates.
• Assess associates for job readiness, education and training needs, and support needed to obtain community-based employment.
• Partner with Training Specialist to develop and implement an array of courses designed to teach and reinforce hard and soft employability skills.
• Accurately complete and submit on time evaluations, based on associate development goals.
• Coordinate and ensure access for associates to appropriate support services.
• Provide follow-up to assure participation and analyze progress toward goal achievement for assigned program associates.
• Maintain accurate progress reports and documentation of incidents that occur, focusing on excellence in organizational…